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STOCK-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 444,058, dated January 6, 1891. Appiicnnon nea January 24, 1890.- serial No. 337,960. (No model.)

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Be it known that I,'JACOB B. STONER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in4 the county of Vyandotte and State of Kansas, have invented Certain new and useful Improvements in Stock-Cars; and I do herebyl declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, such as will enable `others to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this speciiication.

This invention is an improvement upon that shown and described in a former appli# cation tiled by me in the United States Patent Oice upon the 10th day of October, A. D. 1889, Serial No. 326,591; and it has for its object, rst, to enable a series of troughs in a stock-car to be extended toward and withdrawn 'from a position in line with the heads of the stock simultaneously; second, to provide for a vibrating water-trough a self-fold- -ing end support; third, to provide a car-door for the entrance of the stock which is capable of being folded and will unfold to close the door-opening in line with the inner surface of the car; fourth, to provide a sliding rear support for a folding car-door when closed; iifth, to enable the vibratingstall-partitions to be released from a horizontally-retained position from either 4side of the car;

sixth, to enable one exterior end portion of a stock-car to be folded in line with the end hay-racks; seventh, to combine a folding exterior end portion of a car with the interior hay-rack.

My invention further consists in the novel construction and combination of parts, which will iirst be fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a view in perspective of the improved stock-car, showing the normal position of the partitions, troughs, and door when the stock is inclosed and the carin motion. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the carshowing the top portion removedand the troti'ghs'in a horizontal position and the girdle-barconnected with the troughs. Fig. 3 is an end view of the stock-car, showing the levers for operating the girdle-bar to the troughs and a portion of the end of the car broken away to show the troughs and folding end supports. Fig. 4 is a detail portion of the top of the car and of one of the vibrating stall-partitions, showing the means for 5 5 lreleasing the horizontal retained partition from either side of the car. Fig. 5 is a detail viewof the pipe-closing valve in the watertanks. Fig.' 6 is a detail view of one of the vibrating troughs. Fig. 7 is a detail View of 6o portions of the side of the car at the dooropening and showing the folding car-door in a closed position and the sliding rearsupport. Fig. S is an end view of the folding parts of the folding door shown ina folded position and held by the catch. Fig. 9 is a detail view of the water-troughs at the end of the car, showing the folding braces and also the Inovable end portion of the car connected therev with. Fig. lO is a detail view of portions of 7o the folding braces to the water-troughs, showing the movable end portion of the car connected therewith. Fig. 1l is an alternate View 0f the means for operating the folding watertroughs. Fig. l2 is a vertical sectional view 75 of the car, showing the transverse vibrating partition and the catch and its operating-lever in the roof of the car. Fig. 13 is a detail view of a portion of the inner side of the car, showing the vibrating partition and folding 8o hay-rack in section and the connections between the said partition and the folding hayrack and the wall of the car. Fig. 14 is a detail View of the sliding bar, showing the pivot in the upper end connected with the sliding clasp. Fig. 15 is a detail view of one of the eccentric lugs and a portion of the wall of the car, showing the lug connected with a portion of one of the hay-rack bars and said wall.

In the construction of my improved stockcar, A A represent the longitudinal and B B the transverse floor-beams.

C represents the floor of the car.

D D D D are the standards at each corner 95 of the car.

E E are carlings which support the roof F and are attached to standards D.

D D D D are the side standards of the car, which correspond 'in height to standards roo D D and are grouped in pairs which correspond in position in the transverse direction and on both sides ol the car, as hereinafter described.

Extending around the side and ends of the car from the'projecting eaves fin a downward direction the proper distance and attached to the outer side of the standards D D is a border-plate G G', which forms part ot and ineloses portions of the respective sides and yends ot the car.

yThe entire space between ythe inner walls of the car is separatedk in a transverse direc-k tion into separable compartments or stalls by means of a series of vibrating stall-partitions Il H, which partitions are suspended'in a vertical position, so that the distance lengthwise of the car between each partition and also between the ends ot the car and adjacent partitions will be nearlyr equal, and thereby form a series ot' stalls of the proper length to afford standing room Jfor the stock, and also strip le, to the other and is attached at points a considerable distance `below the line of the upper ends ot said strips.

Between the strips h 7L and attached to the strips 7L 71,2, parallel with strips h 7L, is a catchbar 71.3.

To the respective upper end portions of the strips 7L h are attached the short rods 7L" 71,4, which extend at right angles therefrom through suitable transverse openings in the plates G G on both sides of the car and form the pivots upon which the gates ll H vibrate.

Upon the exterior side ofthe plates G, beyond which the rods 7L* 7L" extend, are attached at right angles the depending` levers r Eetween the upperbarhi of each partition and the strips h 7i in the direction of the root of the car is arranged the folding hay-rack l, the construction oi` which is similar to that shown and described in my formerapplication, and in thisinstance the parallel rods 1 fr', from which the rack-bars X X extend to strip h2 of the partit-ion, are pivoted at their respective ends to the eccentric lugs il i', which are pivoted to the inner side portions of plates G G. rlhe said rack-bars t* ix are connected rigidly at one end with the rods i i and provided with a loop at the other end, which extends through the bar 71.Q of the partition 1l.

To the side of one of the carlings E between the inner sides of the car and above the several vibrating partitions and the strip 7l of each partition when said partition is in horizontal position a Iswingin g catch K is pivoted at one end. The under portion of the lower end ot the catch at 7f3 is extended in the line ot' the width ot thecar and between the slats 7L h of the partition H, and said end portion of the catchK is curved, so as to be thrown to one side by and engage with the strip hit-of the partition II. A releasing rod or lever L extends across the car in line with carling E and is attached to the side portion of the 'catch K below the pivot 7.a. The respective end portions Z Zot the rod L are bent at right angles and extend nearly to the inner side portions rof the plates G. f 'lhrough the said plates G G are made, in line with the end portions Z l of lever L, the transverse openings g g, corresponding in number to the levers L L and of a suiiicient size to admit the hand.

Over the openings y; g are pivoted a corresponding number of self-closing swinging covers y g', which prevent sparks frolnthe engine entering the car near the hay.

The plates G G', which partially inelose andare upon the end portions of the car, are

hinged at their lower edge by means of the hinges d d to the standards D l), the upper poi'- tion ot which vibrates in an outer direction from the ends of the car. To the lower edge portion of the said plate Gare attached rigidly the lower end portions of a series of bars m m,

which extend upwardly in the direction ot the roof of the car and incline inwardly` within the car at an angle to the plate G.

Attached in a horizontal position to the up# per end portion ot the bar m is a bar in', which, together with they said bars and the vibrating end plate G, constitutes the hay-rack M. A transverse slot g2 is made through the side of the plate G at a point midway between the sides ot the car, extending from the upper edge portion a suitable distance in a downward direction, for the purpose hereinafter described.

Extending entirely around the car nearly in line with the beainsA B and in close proxiinity thereto is an endless girdle-bar N. At each end portion of the car is a bar O, which is'pivotally attached at the lower end to the girdle-bar N, the upper end portion of which extends vertically in line with the slot g2 in.

the plate G and to a point in line with the earling E at said ends ot' the car.

Midway between the sides and upon the top of the car is placed a longitudinal plank walk P, beneath which are the transverse su pporting-blocks p p.

Extending the entire length of the car upon its top and beneath the wall; IJ is a longitudinal rock-shaft R, which extends through the perforations p in the blocks p, and a portion r ot the ends of said shaft R are bent at right angles and extend over the ends of the car and are pivotally attached at o to the upper end portion of the bar O. To the shaft R is attached at a suitable point between opposite ends one end portion ot' a short operatinglever i", a transverse opening p2 being made through the walk P to permit the vibration ot said lever. y

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The heretofore-described standards D D are placed in position corresponding to each other in the transverse direction of the car and a short distance from and upon either side of the line of the transverse partitions Il H. Y

Between the inner side portion of the standards D D and on both sides of the vibrating partitions H I-I, which are nearly opposite, are placed the vibrating or folding troughs S S, which consist of longitudinal water-tight boxes having sides es, ends s sx, and a bottom portion s2. Each one of the troughs S S is comparatively narrow in width and in length extends in a horizontal position nearly onehalf the direction of the described width of the car between its sides. n

Tothe girdlebar N, in line with each of the standards D D', is rigidly attached a transversely-arranged flat plate n, which extends above the bar N in a vertical direction a distance slightly in excess of the width of the sides of the troughs S S, and is provided with a transverse perforation u through the upper end portion.

-To both sides of each trough S and the end portions s s are attached tubular flanges s3 s4, which in position are' near the line of the opening in the top of said troughs. To the plate n is then pivoted the near end portions sx of the troughs S S in pairs in following manner:

Through the iiange on one side s of a single trough is extended one end portion of a rod T, which also extends in the direction of the end portion s of the trough through flange s4, thence bent around the said end portion s of the trough, and thence within the flange s2 on the other side of the trough, and from the line of the latter iiange s2 the said end of the rod T is bent at right angles and extended a distance corresponding to the thickness of the said bars h h of partition H. rl-hence said rod is extended through the flanges of a trough parallel therewith, forming a rigid connection between said troughs, which are separated by the spaceof the intervening partitions and extended through the flanges si, thence around the end portion s', and through the respective tiange s3 in the other side of the trough, in theline of which flanges s3 S4 at right angles vto the said troughs are extended short portions t t of the said rod T, which enter the perforations n in the plates fn n on the bar N. A portion of the end s of each trough is cut away at s0 between the sides a short distance below the line of the opening in the said troughs, so as to afford an overiiow.

Extending a short distance beyond the side s s of each one ot' the troughs in line with the bottom s2 is attached in a transverse direction the pivot S5. To the end portions of the pivot 55 on each side of the single troughsis pivoted one end portion of a supporting-brace s@ s, the other end portion of which extends from the pivot S5 to the lower end portions of the standards D D on the side in line with trough S and are pivoted to said standards at s7 near the line of the floor C.

At the ends of the oar between the cornerstandards D D are the troughs S S, which extend in the transverse direction of the car, between the adjacent ends of which isawide space ss, in which the bar O is permitted to vibrate. The troughs S S .are supported when in a horizontal position and are provided with similar braces as are made for the troughs S S on the side of thev car, and said troughs are also pivotally connected with the bar N by means of lu g nx, which is similar to the lug n on the bar N. The braces s939, however, for the end troughs S S are made correspondingly shorter than the braces s on the side of the car, and through the lugs nx nx are made longitudinal slots n2 n2 to receive the pivots t t on the ends of troughs S S,.

To the braces s s2 and upon the side of each trough S in the direction of the interior of the car are the end closing portions or walls S10 S10, which extend from the floor C of the car to within a short distance of the upper end portions of the brace 39 39 in one direc-j tion and from one brace S9 on a trough S to the other in the transverse direction of the car.I On the respective end portions of the walls 510 are secured loosely the clasps s, which extend around the braces S2 s2 and permit the vertical adjustment of said walls thereon.

The entrance for the stock is on the side and near each end portion of the car, and a suitable distance from the corner standards D in the direction of the other end of the car to give proper entry room is secured to the beam A and also to the roof of the car in a vertical direction a door-jamb or post D2, the portion of the plate G covering partially the door-opening and said posts D D2 being removed.

Between the standards D at the corner of the car and the post D2 is placed a verticallyfolding door V. Said door consists of a series of horizontal slats o o', which are shorter in length than the width of the door opening, one of which slats is pivoted at each end in a horizontal position near the line of its upper horizontal edge at a point near the roof of the car and to the respective side portions of the standard D and jamb D2, also at a point near the line of the inner wall of the car. To the lower horizontal edge portions of the said slat t is then hinged the upper horizontal edge portion of another slat fu', and in the order as described are hinged a sufficient number of slats c e to extend to the floor C. In the portions of the j amb D2 and the standard D forming the other jamb to the dooropening is made a vertical slot n2, in which are inserted the alternate pivots t3, which join two of the slats in series and extend be- 'yond the end portion of said. slats.

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a horizontal guide-bar r4, upon and extending around which is a sliding clasp or plate rf. To the plate 05, beneath the bar fr, is pivoted the upper end portion of a sliding bar 0, which extends in width from the outer side portion of the car to a point inline vertically with the inner side portions of the slats 0 v', when the slats are also in a vertical. line, and also fiatwise slides past ends of the slats fr 0 over jamb D2. On the beam of the car,ex tending across the opening and outside of and in line with the lower end portions of the bar if, is a narrow guidestrip yrl. Upon the lower end portion of the bar c is secured a push-bolt 08. Through the slot rl and extending into the beam A of the car is made the perforation r", which receives the bolt rs. To the inner side portion of the bar v4 is pivoted the upper end portion of a vibra-ting catch or hook rs, which extends in a downward direction a suitable distance tc engage with the lower slat` when the series of slats are in a folded position.

Upon the roof of the car are two parallel feed and water tanks \V IV, each one of which is divided in a longitudinal direction by the vertical partition fu: into two separate compartments t02 w3, the outer compartment 102 being water-tight. The said tanks XV extend in width nearly tothe eaves of the car in one direction and to within a short distance of the plank walk P in the other, and in a longitudinal direction is comparatively shorter than the top of said car.

From the water-tank 202 extends a suitable number of flexible water-conductors tu* in line with the respective troughsS S on the side of the car, and at the end portion of the car are similar conductors, which extend from the end portion of the water-tanks in a downward direction to the folding troughs S S.

Upon the inner side portion of each tank, covering the openings to the conductors 204, is a seriesh of valves 105 105, which are connected to a rod l10, which passes lengthwise through the tanks 102 in line therewith.

On the roof of the car in a transverse direction beneath rod R and near the end portions of the feed and water tanks lV W is the rock-bar 10T, which is held by the staples 108 to the top of the car and rotates thereon. The end portions of the bar 107 are bent at right angles to its line of direction and are pivotally connected with the end portion of rod i0, which extends in an inclined direction from the top of the car through the end portion of said tanks near the top.

For supplying the troughs S S at the end of the car a flexible pipe t0 extends from the end portion of each trough 102 over the end portion of the car in line with one of the corner standards D.

To the rock-bar Q08 is attached an arm url", which extends from the radius of the bar at a different angle from that of the arm 10T 107.

Through the top of the car, and also the bottom portion of the feed-receptacle 103103,

are made the rectangularshaped vertical openings 1012 w12, which are in line with and over the hay-racks I.

To the inner sides of the standards D D, which are on the sides of troughs S S and forming the inner walls to the car, are attached thehorizontal bars (ZX (ZX, which are separated the proper distance apart for light and ventilation.

In the admission of stock in any improved car the bar t, which is at right angles to the slats r r', is turned upon its pivot fiatwise in relation to said slats, and the bar slides along the guide-bar t4 toward and close against the outer side portion of the jamb D2. The lower slat r is then lifted in a Vertical direction and the series of slats fold one upon another, and near the top of the car the catch e8 slips beneath the lower longitudinal slat-s and re` tains the parts in the folded position.

In the present invention the stock are transported in the same manner as shown and described in the former application-that is, in line with the sides of the carand before the admission of the stock the partitions II I-I are raised in a horizontal position, the lower ends describing a circle and the partition folded within the roof of the ear and secured by the self-fastening catch K. The drove of stock is then admitted in numbers such as to conveniently occupy a single compartment between two transverse partitions H II, or between a partition adjacent to the end of the car, and this being accomplished the slides g on the plates G are pushed one side and the hand passed through one of the openings g, which conceals the rods L, and the bent portion Z seized and moved in the direction of the plate G, and the catch K is released, which permits one ofthe stock-inclosing gates in the series to which the catch K corresponds to fall in a vertical position, and in which position they are secured, as I have more fully described in a former application. The stock having been admitted to the iill of the car and each partition dropped in position to complete the stalls, the catch e is released on the side of the car, and the slats 0 v of the door fall in a vertical position and in line with the inner side portions of the Wall of the car, so that the cattle are protected from injury when rubbing against the saidwalls. The vertical brace-bartG is then moved in its slide to a position midway between the jainb D2 and the standard D and turned on its pivot and in a position at right angles to the slats 0 t', and the slats, by means of the brace-bar e, are able to resist violent pressure. In their normal position the water-troughs S S are in a vertical position, as seen in Fig. l. Vhen it is desired to water the stock, the lever r upon the top of the car is thrown from a horizontal position nearly the distance described in a half-circle into the position seen in dotted lines, the rock-shaft R is rotated, and the bar O is elevated, which elevates the girdle-bar N, and the adjacent end IOO IIS

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portions of all the troughs are raised simultaneously the proper height in horizontal 'position, the troughs S S extending in the transverse direction ot the car on both sides of the intermediate stall-gates H H, so that a portion of the stock in each compartment or stall may be reversed in position, and thus prevent the horns of the cattle from interfering with each other. Tat-er is then admitted to the troughs S S through the respective water-conductors 104 w* from the water-tank w?, and as the supply of water fills the troughs the surplus rims over the end portion SX in the space s0 outside of the car, thus preventing an overow within the car. The reversal of the position of the lever r then throws the troughs simultaneously in a vertical position, and the remaining quantity of water in the bottom of the troughs is dumped over the end and outside of the car.

Instead of a girdle-bar, as seen in Fig. l, I may use other'means of operating the troughs, as seen in Fig. ll. In this latter figure sprocket-wheels are connected with the operating-shaft on the top of the car, and also with the pivots of the rods on the folding-troughs, and extending from the sprocket-Wheel on `the rock-shaft R to the sprocket-wheel on the pivot of the respective troughs is a sprocketchain r2, the line of travel over the eaves of the car being facilitated by the guide-wheels at the eaves. l

The dry feed for the cattle is fed through the openings w12 in the roof of the car to the hay-racks, which fold andunfold as the gates I-I I-I are alternately raised and lowered from a horizontal position, as shown in the former application. At the end of the car, however, the closing end portion of the wall of the car, which fori'nspart of the hay-rack, is vibrated in an outward direction, the slot gzpermittin g the said end portion to pass the bar O, which, in either of the two positions of the bar N, is

The hay is then introduced to the hay-rack G from either the top of the car or the ground, as preferred. The vibration of the hay-racks at the end of the car also enables the entrance of the cattle to be made clear and not standing in the Way ofthe horns of the stock, and combined with the closed end or wall of the cars is a guard from fire. the car to other uses, such as lumber, iron, dac., the adjustable end walls of the car are lifted a sut'cient height to admit material of different lengths in the longitudinal direction of and Within the car.

Having fully described my invention, what I now claim as new, and desire to secu re by Let ters Patent, is-

l. In a stock-car having suitable compartments for the stock and transverse openings in the walls of said car, the combination, with transverse vibrating stall-partitions having end strips suspended at their upper ends from the inner top portion of said car, of a Should it become necessary to convert self-acting catch in said inner top portion of said car, engaging with the vibrating end por4 tion of said partition, a releasing-lever connected with the said catch, having its end extending to the transverse openings in the walls of said car, and self-closing covers on said car over said transverse openings, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. In stock cars having folding watertroughs and a brace pivotally attached to and supporting the inner end portion of each trough, the combination of a vertically-sliding girdle-bar extending around said car and having suitable elevating-levers connected with said bar on the car, and supportingplates on said girdle-bar pivotally connected with the outer end portion of said troughs, substantially as described.

3. In stock cars having folding wa'tertroughs and a brace pivotally attached to and supporting the inner end portion of each trough, the combination, with a verticallysliding girdle-bar extending around said car, having suitable supporting-plates pivotally connected with the outer end portion of said troughs, of a rock-shaft on said car and rods' connected with said girdle-bar and said shaft, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4t. In stockcars having'folding water troughs, the combination, with said troughs, of a girdle-bar extending around said car, having` supporting-plates pivotally connected with the outer end portion of said troughs, trough elevating devices on said car connected with said girdle-bar, and hinged fold-` ing supports at the othei` end of said troughs, substantially as described.

5. In stock cars having folding Watertroughs, the combination, with said troughs, of a girdle-bar extending around said car, having supporting-plates pivotally connected with the outer end portion of said troughs, folding braces at the other end of said troughs, and a rock-shaft on said car, having arms and a rod connected with said arms and said girdle-bar, for the purpose described.

v6. In stock-cars having an opening in the walls for the entrance of the stock and vertical door-jambs provided with a vertical slot therein, the combination of a 'folding door consisting of a series of slats hinged together and having pivots in alternate slats arranged in the slots in said door-jambs, for the purpose described.

7. In stock-cars having an opening in the Walls for the entrance ot' the stock, a folding door therefor consisting of a series of slats hinged together and adapted to unfold in line with the inner walls of the car, an overhead guide and a slide therein, and a vertical bar pivoted to said slide at one end and suitably braced at the other, for the purpose described.

JACOB B. STONER. lVitnesses:

S. L. C. IIAssoN, W. E. LATHY.

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